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{{picture|file=Anton Door.jpg|caption='''Anton Door''' (1833-1919)}} | {{picture|file=Anton Door.jpg|caption='''Anton Door''' (1833-1919)}} | ||
Austrian pianist (b. 20 June 1833 in [[Vienna]]; d. 7 November 1919 in [[Vienna]]); known in Russia as '''''Anton Andreyevich Door''''' (Антон Андреевич Доор). | Austrian pianist (b. 20 June 1833 {{NS}} in [[Vienna]]; d. 7 November 1919 in [[Vienna]]); known in Russia as '''''Anton Andreyevich Door''''' (Антон Андреевич Доор). | ||
Door was a student of Karl Czerny and began his concert career in 1850, touring Italy and Germany. In Stockholm he was appointed pianist to the Swedish royal court, before becoming professor of piano studies at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory from 1866 to 1869, where he taught alongside Tchaikovsky. In 1869, he returned to his homeland as a professor at the [[Vienna]] Conservatory, where he remained until 1901. | Door was a student of Karl Czerny and began his concert career in 1850, touring Italy and Germany. In Stockholm he was appointed pianist to the Swedish royal court, before becoming professor of piano studies at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory from 1866 to 1869, where he taught alongside Tchaikovsky. In 1869, he returned to his homeland as a professor at the [[Vienna]] Conservatory, where he remained until 1901. | ||
==Dedications== | ==Dedications== | ||
In 1868, Tchaikovsky dedicated his piano piece ''[[Valse-Caprice]]'', Op. 4, | In 1868, Tchaikovsky dedicated his piano piece ''[[Valse-Caprice]]'', Op. 4, "à Monsieur Antoine Door". | ||
==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky== | ==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky== | ||
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* '''[[Letter 4771]]''' – 12/24 September 1892, from [[Itter]] | * '''[[Letter 4771]]''' – 12/24 September 1892, from [[Itter]] | ||
2 letters from Door to the composer, dating from 1877 and 1892, are preserved in the [[Klin]] | 2 letters from Door to the composer, dating from 1877 and 1892, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup|4}}, Nos. 978–979). | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* {{bib|1963/12}} (1963) | * {{bib|1963/12}} (1963) | ||
* {{bib|1999/22}} (1999) | * {{bib|1999/22}} (1999) | ||
==External Links== | |||
* [[wikipedia:Anton_Door|Wikipedia]] | |||
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[[Category:People|Door, Anton]] | [[Category:People|Door, Anton]] | ||
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[[Category:Dedicatees|Door, Anton]] | [[Category:Dedicatees|Door, Anton]] | ||
[[Category:Pianists|Door, Anton]] | [[Category:Pianists|Door, Anton]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:48, 1 September 2023
Austrian pianist (b. 20 June 1833 [N.S.] in Vienna; d. 7 November 1919 in Vienna); known in Russia as Anton Andreyevich Door (Антон Андреевич Доор).
Door was a student of Karl Czerny and began his concert career in 1850, touring Italy and Germany. In Stockholm he was appointed pianist to the Swedish royal court, before becoming professor of piano studies at the Moscow Conservatory from 1866 to 1869, where he taught alongside Tchaikovsky. In 1869, he returned to his homeland as a professor at the Vienna Conservatory, where he remained until 1901.
Dedications
In 1868, Tchaikovsky dedicated his piano piece Valse-Caprice, Op. 4, "à Monsieur Antoine Door".
Correspondence with Tchaikovsky
5 letters from Tchaikovsky to Anton Door have survived, dating from 1876 to 1892, all of which have been translated into English on this website:
- Letter 444 – 10/22 February 1876, from Moscow
- Letter 598a – 6/18 September 1877, from Kamenka
- Letter 614 – between 10/22 and 16/28 October 1877, from Clarens
- Letter 1020a – 13/25 December 1878, from Florence
- Letter 4771 – 12/24 September 1892, from Itter
2 letters from Door to the composer, dating from 1877 and 1892, are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin (a4, Nos. 978–979).
Bibliography
- Tschaikowski Erinnerungen (1901)
- Воспоминания о П. И. Чайковском (1901)
- П. И. Чайковский в воспоминаниях Доора (1901)
- Festschrift Otto Erich Deutsch zum 80. Geburtstag am 5. September 1963 (1963)
- Anton Door (1999)
